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| Date | early 19th cent. |
| Source | American folk song |
| Publisher | public domain |
"Turkey in the Straw" is a traditional folk song, and has been performed by the Sesame Street characters multiple times.
It is sung by Polly Darton, Elmo, Big Bird, and the Kids on the Kids' Favorite Songs album, as a medley with "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain."
The tune is also used to a set of lyrics known as "Do Your Ears Hang Low," which Elmo sings in the "Ears" episode of Elmo's World.
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- In Episode 0033, Michael Cooney sings three brief verses of the song, while playing a jaw-harp.
- A George the Farmer segment on "beginning" and "end" (First: Episode 0265) uses the tune as the instrumental.
- The cast of Sesame Street begins to hum the song as the Little Theater of the Deaf performs a hoedown in Episode 1249.
- The tune was used as the basis of the Sesame Street segment, "Turkey in the Straw (Number Thirteen Song)."
- In Episode 2286, the Two-Headed Monster imitate Gordon's groaning after a weight is dropped on his foot. The monster ends up turning the "ooh-ahh" groans of Gordon into a chant, humming it into the melody of "Turkey in the Straw."